It is quite common to see banana bunches weighing about 20-25 kg in the market. But, a farmer from Theni district has produced a bunch with 257 bananas of the Grand Naine variety. The bunch was the major attraction for farmers and visitors, who attended the foundation day ofContinue Reading
by Jodie Gunders, Matt Brann, and Anna Vidot, abc News Both countries this week announced they’ve agreed on rules for market access, which will allow Australian watermelons, along with pumpkins, to be sold in Japan. Australia’s trade agreement with Japan has already eliminated tariffs on pumpkins and watermelons, withContinue Reading
Avocados may not be a common item in the diet of the average Indian, but with a population that is on track to being the world’s largest after 2022 there is a bright future for the crop in the South Asian nation. It’s an export opportunity that the NewContinue Reading
Agri Malaysia 2016 is an international exhibition organized by Expoglobe and One International Exhibition to be held on 22nd – 24th September 2016 at the Melaka International Trade Center, Malaysia. It is supported by the International Tropical Fruits Network (TFNet), the Ministry of Agriculture and Agro-based Industry (MOA) and itsContinue Reading
The workshop on Revitalizing the Malaysian Tropical Fruit Industry: Enhancing Linkages among Small-Scale Producers and Others Stakeholders in the Value Chain was held at the Institute Pengurusan Peladang in Langkawi, Kedah, Malaysia on 8-10 August 2016. The workshop was organized by TFNet and supported by the Ministry of AgricultureContinue Reading
International Society for Horticultural Sciences – Symposiums VI International Symposium on Tropical and Subtropical Fruits Date: 26-28 September 2016 Venue: Kafr El-Sheikh, Egypt X International Symposium on Banana: ISHS-ProMusa Symposium on Agroecological Approaches to Promote Innovative Banana Production Systems Date: 10-14 October 2016 Venue: Montpellier, France IV International Symposium onContinue Reading
GUANGZHOU, CHINA: TFNet CEO Mohd Desa Hassim will attend the Banana Asia Pacific Network (BAPNET) steering committee meeting on 23-26 August 2016 at the Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences (GDAAS). The meeting will review the status of the occurrence, threat, and impact of Fusarium Wilt Tropical Race 4 (FocContinue Reading
Mango is the most loved seasonal fruit in India. However, physicians advice diabetes patients to stay off from the delicacy. Researchers at the Maharana Pratap University for Agriculture and Technology (MPUAT) are making efforts to modify a mango variety with less glucose content that even the diabetesContinue Reading
by Mark Stevenson, The Australian Americans’ love for avocados and rising prices for the highly exportable fruit are fuelling the deforestation of central Mexico’s pine forests as farmers rapidly expand their orchards to feed demand. Avocado trees flourish at about the same altitude and climate as the pineContinue Reading
by Sivaganga, The Hindu The Department of Horticulture has proposed to take up high-density mango and guava cultivation and introduce hybrid papaya under National Horticulture Mission this year by offering a total subsidy of Rs. 3 crore (USD 446571.90) to farmers. Addressing a district-level seminar on fruit cultivation hereContinue Reading
by Maarten Gernay, Fresh Plaza “So far this year, the rainfall in Huaping county’s mango district is relatively average. Even though the cold air currents of the beginning and end of spring 2016 had an influence on the small amount of mango trees that were blooming at that time,Continue Reading
by Ritwik Roy, International Business Times World’s banana supply is facing a lethal threat from a fast-advancing disease compound, known as the Sigatoka complex. University of California plant pathologist Ioannis Stergiopoulos believes that this disease has the power to wipe out bananas from the world in the next fiveContinue Reading
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